"The playing is impeccable - crisply articulated, with fetching rhythmic pulse and shapely phrasing in the slow passages... Overall, however, this probably is the slowest recorded set of these 12 works, and the thing is, you never suspect it because the balance of tempos from movement to movement is ideally judged, and there's a pervasive liveliness and buoyancy in the playing that ensures a certain momentum that never allows the music to feel under-powered. In fact, I prefer Banchini's performances to Nicholas McGegan's smaller-scaled, very articulate, exciting, and comparably lightning-fast renditions with the Philharmonia Baroque from 1989 (also on Harmonia Mundi). This was definitely an excellent choice for re-issue in Harmonia Mundi's new hmGold series - if you missed it, don't hesitate this time." - Classics Today